Safety razor



1955 M. SHORE 2,714,248

' SAFETY RAZOR Filed Oct. 4, 1952 INVENTOR. Wax Skore WTORNEY United States Patent SAFETY RAZOR Max Shore, Syracuse, N. Y.

Application October 4, 1952, Serial No. 313,122

4 Claims. (Cl. 30-85) This invention relates to safety razors, and more particularly to the handle structure for such razors. At the present time, the conventional safety razor is constructed with an elongated post or handle extending from the under side of the razor head, this post or handle being grasped between the thumb and fingers for manipulation of the razor. With this arrangement, the handle is grasped on one side by the fingers and on the opposite side by the thumb and accordingly, the user of the razor can not tell readily by feel the position or angle of the blade.

This invention has as an object a safety razor embodying a handle structure whereby the handle stem is provided on opposite sides with laterally extending finger rests and a thumb engaging knob, the finger rests being aifixed to the stern in a predetermined relation relative to the blade, whereby the razor is held in a normal and natural position with the blade arranged in a fixed relation relative to the users fingers.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a razor embodying my invention illustrating the manner in which it is grasped by the user.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the razor.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3, Figure 2.

The razor comprises a head portion adapted to carry a blade 11 and is formed or provided with a stem 12 depending or extending from the head 10 perpendicular to the blade 11. The stem 12 is provided with a pair of finger rests 13 extending laterally from opposite sides of the stem. These finger rests 13 are mounted on the stern in spaced relation to the head 10 to permit insertion of the fingers between the head and the rests, whereby the fingers engage the upper surfaces of the rests.

The finger rests may be of any suitable structural arrangement. As here shown, they are in the form of a curved member apertured centrally to receive a sleeve 14 having an enlargement or collar 15 engaging the under side of the finger rest member. The stem 12 is formed with a shoulder 16 and a collar 17 is positioned intermediate the finger rest and the shoulder 16. Preferably, the sleeve 14 is a press fit on the stem so that the finger rest member is fixedly secured to the stem by being clamped between the collars 15, 17, and with the rest extending in a direction lengthwise of the blade 11. Preferably, the exterior surface of the collar 17 is knurled, and the upper surface of the finger rests 13 are knurled, or provided with small projections 18 to minimize any tendency of the razor to slip in the users fingers.

The lower end of the stem is provided with a knob 20 for engagement by the thumb, the thumb engaging surface of the knob 20 being spaced outwardly or downwardly from the finger rests, whereby the razor may be grasped in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

As shown in the drawings, the stem 12 is provided with an axial passage to slidably receive a rod 21, the upper end of which is secured to a plate 22 overlying the blade 11 and provided with dowel pins 24 extending through apertures in the blade and in the head member 10. The lower end of the rod 21 has threaded engagement with the knob 20, the upper end of which engages the under side of the sleeve 14 and when the knob is threaded onto the rod 21, the plate 22 functions to clamp the blade against the head. When the knob 20 is unthreaded from the rod 21, the plate 22 may be removed for replacement of the blade. The structural arrangement for detachably mounting the blade on the head portion forms no part of this invention but may embody conventional blade securing structures which are operable entirely independent of the handle or associated parts, or may be of the type wherein a relatively small axial movement of the rod 21 opens the blade securing mechanism.

The main feature of this invention is the novel arrangement of the finger rests and the thumb engaging knob whereby the razor has a normal and natural position and feel, rendering it more convenient for the user to manipulate. It will be apparent that this handle structure can be fabricated in a manner whereby there will be no substantial increase in the over-all manufacturing cost of the razor.

What I claim is:

l. A safety razor comprising a blade carrying head, a stem extending from the head perpendicular to the blade carried thereby, finger rests mounted on the stem in spaced relation to the head and extending laterally in a direction lengthwise of the blade from opposite sides of the stem, a rod slidably mounted in the stem and being attached at its upper end to mechanism cooperable to detachably secure the blade to the head, the lower end of said rod extending beyond the lower end of said stem, and a thumb engaging knob mounted on the lower end of the rod in spaced relation to said finger rests, said rod and knob having threaded engagement to effect lengthwise movement of the rod in said stem.

2. A safety razor as set forth in claim 1 wherein said finger rests are provided with an arcuate configuration.

3. A safety razor comprising a blade carrying head, a stem extending from the head perpendicular to the blade carried thereby, finger rests extending laterally from said stem, means mounting said rests on said stern, said means including a stem engaging member having a finger rest supporting surface thereon, a rod slidably mounted on said stern and being attached at its upper end to mechanism operable to detachably secure the blade to the head, said rod having the lower portion thereof extending beyond the lower portion of said stem, and a thumb engaging knob threadably mounted on the lower end of said rod to effect lengthwise movement of said rod in the stem.

4. A safety razor as set forth in claim 3 wherein said mounting means further includes a retaining element surrounding said stem in engagement with a surface of the finger rest opposed to the surface in engagement with said stern engaging member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,057,644 Hiener Apr. 1, 1913 2,063,523 Pennacchini Dec. 8, 1936 2,102,142 Burnett Dec. 14, 1937 

